Recurrence spectra and dynamical simulation of Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface

By using the closed-orbit theory including the effect of Coulomb scattering together with an electrical image potential approach, the recurrence spectra and the dynamical behaviours of the Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface are presented. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation reveal that the impacts of the image potential contributing to the recurrence spectrum are qualitatively analogous to that of the parallel electrical and magnetic fields on the Rydberg atom. The recurrence spectra are computed for a few selected scaled energies and the results demonstrate that the scaled energy dominates the dynamical properties of system. With the increase of the scaled energy e from small to large, the whole trend of spectral structure is from simple to complex,and then simple.     

Recurrence Spectra of the Rydberg Hydrogen Atom near Two Parallel Metal Surfaces

Using closed orbit theory, we study the influence of the two parallel metal surfaces on the recurrence spectra of a hydrogen atom placed in the region between the two surfaces. The results show that the metal surfaces have significant effect on the photoabsorption process. Each resonance peak in the recurrence spectra is associated with one electronic closed orbit. In our work, we put the first metal surface at the critical value dc and vary the second metal surface. The results show that when the distances between the hydrogen atom and the two metal surfaces are close to the critical valuedc, the number of the closed orbits is the greatest and there are more peaks in the recurrence spectra. When the distance between the atom and the second metal surface is larger or smaller than dc, the number of the closed orbits decreases and there are fewer peaks in the recurrence spectra. The agreement between the semiclassical calculation spectra and the quantum calculation spectra suggests that our analysis is correct.     

Absorption and Recurrence Spectra of Sodium Rydberg Atom in a Strong External Magnetic Field

Using core-scattered closed-orbit theory, we calculate the photoabsorption and the scaled recurrence spectra of sodium Rydberg atom in strong magnetic field below ionization threshold. The non-Coulombic nature of the ionic core have been modified by a model potential, which includes an attractive Coulomb potential and a short-ranged core potential. A family of core-scattered nonhydrogenic closed orbits have also been discovered. The Fourier transformed spectra of sodium atom have allowed direct comparison between peaks in such plot and the scaled action values of closed orbits. The new peaks in the recurrence spectra of sodium atom have been considered as effects caused by the core scattering of returning waves at the ionic core. The results are compared with those of hydrogen case, which show that the core-scattered effects play an important role in alkali-metal atoms.     

Photoionization microscopy of hydrogen atom near a metal surface

We have studied the ionization of Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface with a semiclassical analysis of photoionization microscopy. Interference patterns of the electron radial distribution are calculated at different scaled energies above the classical saddle point and at various atom-surface distances. We find that different types of trajectories contribute predominantly to different manifolds in a certain interference pattern. As the scaled energy increases, the structure of the interference pattern evolves smoothly and more types of trajectories emerge. As the atom approaches the metal surface closer, there are more types of trajectories contributing to the interference pattern as well. When the Rydberg atom comes very close to the metal surface or the scaled energy approaches the zero field ionization energy, the potential induced by the metal surface will make atomic system chaotic. The results also show that atoms near a metal surface exhibit similar properties like the atoms in the parallel electric and magnetic fields.     

Semiclassical calculation of the recurrence spectra of He Rydberg atom in perpendicular electric and magnetic fields

Closed orbit theory is a semiclassical technique for explaining the spectra of Rydberg atoms in external fields. By developing the closed orbit theory from two degrees of freedom to three non-separable degrees of freedom, we calculated the recurrence spectra of He Rydberg atom in perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. The closed orbits in the corresponding classical system have also been obtained. Fourier transformed spectra of He atoms have allowed direct comparison between the resonance peaks and the scaled action values of closed orbits, whereas the nonhydrogenic resonance can be explained in terms of the new orbits created by the core scattering. The semiclassical result is in good agreement with the quantum spectra, which suggests that our method is correct.     

The closed-orbit and the photoabsorption spectra of the Rydberg hydrogen atom between two parallel metallic surfaces

Using the closed orbit theory, we study the classical motion and calculate the photoabsorption spectra of Rydberg hydrogen atom between two parallel metallic surfaces. The results show that the metallic surfaces have a significant effect on the photoabsorption process. When the distances between the hydrogen atom and the two metallic surfaces are close to a critical value d_c, the number of the closed orbits is the greatest. When the distance larger or smaller than d_c, the number of the closed orbits decreases and the absorption spectra are shown to exhibit a damping oscillation. This work is an interesting new application of closed-orbit theory and is of potential experimental interest.     

Absorption and Recurrence Spectra of Li Rydberg Atom in Perpendicular Electric and Magnetic Fields

We develop the semi-closed orbit theory from two degrees of freedom to three non-separable degrees of freedom and put forward a new model potential for the Li Rydberg atom, which reduces the study of the system to an effective one-particle problem. Using this model potential and the closed orbit theory for three degrees of freedom, we calculate the recurrence spectra of Li Rydberg atom in perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. The closed orbits in the corresponding classical system have also been obtained. The Fourier transformed spectra of Li atom have allowed direct comparison between the resonance peaks and the scaled action values of closed orbits, whereas the nonhydrogenic resonance can be explained in terms of the new orbits created by the core scattering. Our result is in good agreement with the quantum spectra, which suggests that our calculation is correct.     

Absorption and Recurrence Spectra of Li Rydberg Atom in Perpendicular Electric and Magnetic Fields

We develop the semi-closed orbit theory from two degrees of freedom to three non-separable degrees of freedom and put forward a new model potential for the Li Rydberg atom, which reduces the study of the system to an effective one-particle problem. Using this model potential and the closed orbit theory for three degrees of freedom, we caiculate the recurrence spectra of Li Rydberg atom in perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. The closed orbits in the corresponding classicai system have also been obtained. The Fourier transformed spectra of Li atom have ailowed direct comparison between the resonance peaks and the scaied action values of closed orbits, whereas the nonhydrogenic resonance can be explained in terms of the new orbits created by the core scattering. Our result is in good agreement with the quantum spectra, which suggests that our calculation is correct.     

Recurrence spectra of non—hydrogen Rydberg atoms in paralled electric and magnetic fields

We present a new method for computing the recurrence spectra of n≈40, m=0 lithium Rydberg atoms in strong parallel external electric and magnetic fields. This method is based on an extended closed-orbit theory allowing the computation of the scattering of the electron by the ionic core. We pay particular attention to the scaling properties, which are extremely important for understanding the correspondence between classical and quantum mechanics. The spectra with a constant scaled electric field \tilde F=0.01 and a scaled energy ε=-0.03 are recorded and compared with those of hydrogen obtained by the standard closed-orbit theory. The result shows that the additional strong resonance structures can be interpreted in terms of the core-scattered classical closed orbits.     

The closed-orbit and the photoabsorption spectra of lithium atom in varying＇magnetic fields

Using a simple analytic formula from closed orbit theory, we have calculated the photoabsorption spectra of Li atom in different magnetic fields. Closed orbits in the corresponding classical system have also been obtained for B=5.96T.We demonstrate schematically that the closed orbits disappear gradually with the decrease of the magnitude of the magnetic field. This gives us a good method to control the closed orbits in the corresponding system by changing the magnetic field, and thus changing the peaks in the photoabaorption spectra. By comparing the photoabsorption spectra of Li atom with those of hydrogen case, we find the core-scattered effects play an important role in multi-electron Rydberg atoms.     

Semiclassical calculation of ionization rate for Rydberg hydrogen atoms near a metal surface

The ionization of Rydberg hydrogen atoms near a metal surface at different scaled energies above the classical saddle point energy has been discussed by using the semiclassical method. The results show that the atoms ionize by emitting a train of electron pulses. In order to reveal the chaotic and escape dynamical properties of this system in detail, the sensitive dependence of the ionization rate upon the scaled energy is discussed. As the scaled energy is close to the saddle point energy, the ionization process of the hydrogen atom is nearly the same as the case of hydrogen atom in an electric field. There is only a single pulse of electrons, with an exponentially decaying tail. With the increase of the scaled energy, the ionization rates are similar to the case of the hydrogen atom in parallel electric and magnetic field, a series of electron pulses appear in the ionization process. This is caused by classical chaos, which occurs for the metal surface. Our studies also suggest that the metal surface can play the role of both the electric and the magnetic fields. Our theoretical analysis will be useful for guiding experimental studies of the ionization of atoms near the metal surface.     

Semiclassical Calculation of Recurrence Spectra of Li Rydberg Atom in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Field

Closed-orbit theory is a semiclassical technique for explaining the spectra of Rydberg atoms in external fields. Using the dosed-orblt theory and classical perturbation theory, we calculate the scaled recurrence spectra of Lithium atom in magnetic field plus a weak perpendicular electric field. The results show when the crossed electric field is added, the recurrence spectra are weakened greatly. As the scaled electric field f increases, the peaks of the recurrence spectra lose strength. Some recurrences are very sensitive and fall off rapidly as f increases, others persist till much higher f. As the electric field is stronger, some of the peaks revive. This phenomenon, caused by the interference among the electron waves that return to the nucleus, can be computed from the azimuthal dependence of the classical closed orbits.     

Semiclassical Calculation of Recurrence Spectra of Li Rydberg Atom in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Field

Closed-orbit theory is a semiclassical technique for explaining the spectra of Rydberg atoms in external fields. Using the closed-orbit theory and classical perturbation theory, we calculate the scaled recurrence spectra of Lithium atom in magnetic field plus a weak perpendicular electric field. The results show when the crossed electric field is added, the recurrence spectra are weakened greatly. As the scaled electric field f increases, the peaks of the recurrence spectra lose strength. Some recurrences are very sensitive and fall off rapidly as f increases; others persist till much higher f . As the electric field is stronger, some of the peaks revive. This phenomenon, caused by the interference among the electron waves that return to the nucleus, can be computed from the azimuthal dependence of the classical closed orbits.     

平行电磁场中高里德堡态锂原子自电离的半经典分析

利用Poincaré截面和标度回归谱理论对平行电磁场中高里德堡态锂原子自电离现象进行了半经典分析.并与相同条件下氢原子的相应性质进行比较,结果表明两者有很大不同,这主要是由于离子实散射引起的.从而表明离子实对非氢原子的混沌性质起着非常重要的作用.     

Semiclassical Calculation of Recurrence Spectra of He Rydberg Atom in Strong External Fields

Using core-scattered closed-orbit theory and region-splitting iterative method, we calculated the scaled recurrence spectra of helium atom in parallel electric and magnetic fields. Closed orbits in the corresponding classical system have also been obtained. When we search the closed orbits, in order to remove the Coulomb singularity of the classical Hamiltonian motion equations, we implement the Kustaanheimo-Stiefel transformation, which transforms the system from a three-dimensional to a four-dimensional one. The Fourier transformed spectrum of helium atom has allowed direct comparison between peaks in such plot and the scaled action values of closed orbits. The results are compared with those of the hydrogen case, which shows that the core-scattered effects play an important role in the recurrence spectra of the multi-electron Rydberg atom.     

外电场中Li原子回归谱的分岔效应

半经典闭合轨道在外场和激光参数的某些值附近发生分岔，导致波函数的发散，使原有的半经典闭合轨道理论失效-计算了高激发的Li原子在标度能量为ε=-2-94，标度电场在135 -86-1/4<160-11范围内光吸收谱的Fourier变换，分析了轨道分岔现 象及其影 响，并采用了一种适用于不同能域的统一近似方法修正了分岔点附近波函数-计算中考虑了 原子实多重散射组合回归效应，并把所得回归谱与用标准半经典闭合轨道理论对Li原子及H 原子的计算结果相比较，证明了轨道分岔效应的重要性- 关键词： 分岔 统一近似 半经典闭合轨道理论 回归谱     

The chaotic property in the autoionization of Rydberg lithium atom

This paper presents theoretical computations of the ionization rate of Rydberg lithium atom above the classical ionization threshold using semiclassical approximation. The yielded random pulse trains of the escape electrons are recorded as a function of emission time such that they can be related to the terms of the recurrence periods of the photoabsorption. This fact illustrates that it is ionic core scattering processes which give rise to chaos in autoionization dynamics and this is verified by comparison of our results with the hydrogen atom situation. In order to reveal the chaotic properties in detail, the sensitive dependence of the ionization rate upon the scaled energy is discussed for different scaled energies. This approach provides a simple explanation for the chaotic character in autoionization decay of Rydberg alkali-metal atoms.     

The dynamical properties of Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface

In recent years much attention is focused on the dynamics of Rydberg atom in exter- nal fields. At the same time Rydberg atom near a metal surface plays an important role as a typical theoretical model and produces measurable experimental response[1]. As an interesting model it covers many dynamical effects: instantaneous van der Waals inter- action[2,3], Zeeman-Stark effects and diamagnetic effects in strong fields[4], and so on. Its classical motion is very complex. When the atom-surface i…     

The dynamical properties of Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface

The dynamical properties of Rydberg hydrogen atom near a metal surface are presented by using the methods of phase space analysis and closed orbit theory. Transforming the coordinates of the Hamiltonian, we find that the phase space of the system is divided into vibrational and rotational region. Both the Poincaré surface of section and the closed orbit theory verify the same conclusion clearly. In this paper we choose the atomic principal quantum number asn=20. The dynamical character of the exited hydrogen atom depends sensitively on the atom-surface distanced. Whend is sufficiently large, the atom-surface potential can be expressed by the traditional van der Waals force and the system is integrable. Whend becomes smaller, there exists a critical valued _c. Ford>d _c, the system is near-integrable and the motion is regular. While chaotic motion appears ford<d _c, and the system tends to be non-integrable. The trajectories become unstable and the electron might be captured onto the metal surface.